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Chapter 1011 Initiative
When the sound of artillery fire rang out in Luodian, the Japanese headquarters fell into chaos again.
According to their previous thinking, when multiple Japanese troops landed around Pujiang, Li Shaoyi should have immediately disbanded the troops in Luodian and provided rescue services to all locations.
But Li Shaoyi didn't do that at all. Instead, when the mines were almost cleared, he ordered Guo Shaoqiu to take the initiative. Half an hour ago, an armored unit under Guo Shaoqiu rushed directly to the Third Division's position, causing a smoke screen and the Third Division to lose more than 900 people.
The headquarters of the 3rd Division was located 50 meters away. The Japanese officers also wanted to show their bravery, so they were unwilling to go to the back.
If the people of the 72nd Army were not unfamiliar with the situation on the battlefield and had shifted slightly to the left, the command core of the 3rd Division would probably have been defeated. That would have been another thing to be happy about in the newspapers, but of course the Japanese would have been crying their eyes out.
"Order the 3rd and 11th Divisions to contain the Luodian defenders head-on, no matter the cost. Do not allow them to advance eastward. I don't want to hear their loss reports; I just want to know if they can contain this force."
General Matsui said angrily that he originally thought that his strategy of dividing the troops could hit Li Shaoyi's weak spot, but now it seems that it is far from the case. Although it caused the Pujiang defenders to panic a little, they soon found a way to defeat the enemy.
If we continue to fight like this, even if we achieve results in various places, the Luodian defenders will continue to put pressure on the seashore, and we will have taken the surrounding positions but lost the main positions.
Of course, the surrounding positions have not been taken yet. This is just according to the best plan. As to whether it can be realized, it depends on the three newly landed divisions.
Several combat staff officers went down to convey the order, but their faces did not look very good. The 3rd Division and the 11th Division fought with Guo Shaoqiu's army for many days and did not gain any advantage. At that time, the core resources of the entire expeditionary force were continuously delivered.
But now, the expeditionary force has decided to expand in many areas.
The other three divisions landed in other places and they also needed material support, so the 3rd Division and the 11th Division might not get the same kind of replenishment as before for a long time.
Now some combat staff have a question in their heads: Is our strategy wrong?
Now it is not considered to be flourishing in many aspects at all, it seems a bit cumbersome.
It turned out that the supporting troops in Pujiang only needed to continue supporting the Third Division and hope that they could break through the front position in Luodian.
The situation is far different now. We have opened up three battlefields in various places and have to keep an eye on the situation in the three battlefields at all times. We don’t have enough reconnaissance planes, not enough sea transport boats, and not enough supplies of all kinds.
The landing divisions have not started fighting yet. If a fighting breaks out, there will not be enough new recruits. Some combat staff officers are worried that our approach may put us in a desperate situation. By then, the front battlefield in Luodian cannot be opened, and these three divisions will not have a good time.
Although everyone was worried about this, they couldn't say it out loud. This was an idea that the commander had personally thought of, and everyone applauded that day.
"Oh no, Commander..."
Just as this group of combat staff were thinking about things, a communicator ran in quickly from outside. He brought news from the 11th Division. During the whole day of fighting today, the 11th Division retreated more than 1 kilometer. Don't underestimate this 1 kilometer. Every meter of retreat will result in the loss of several soldiers' lives. The fighting on the battlefield is now extremely brutal.
When General Matsui heard that the 11th Division had retreated 1 kilometer, he screamed in anger.
The 11th Division was ordered to recapture the position at night.
If we can't get it back, all the officers of the 11th Division will be punished.
Originally, the positions of the 3rd Division and the 11th Division were level, supporting each other on the left and right. They had held out for such a long time and had not been broken by the 72nd Army. Now, the troop division strategy has just begun, and you have retreated 1 kilometer.
How many kilometers are there along the Pujiang River?
When we advanced this one kilometer, it took several days of fighting. The Longguo army lost nearly 20,000 men, and we lost two infantry companies before we broke through. That was Longguo's most elite German-equipped division. Now, in just one day, you've lost this one kilometer. How can General Matsui bear this? It's only natural for you to commit suicide.
The 11th Division had its own difficulties. Having been on the battlefield for so long and having submitted more than a dozen reports of losses, they were hoping for a troop of new soldiers. Unfortunately, the headquarters hadn't allocated a full seven days, and only provided the 11th Division with a thousand men.
This number alone sounds significant, but in the past week, the 11th Division has lost over 14,000 men, and you've only replenished them with 1,000. How do you expect the 11th Division to hold its ground?
The current 11th Division should be renamed the 11th Brigade. Without sufficient manpower, no matter how skilled they are, they probably won't be able to hold their current position. A rout is foreseeable, but the timing is uncertain. The 11th Division simply couldn't hold out during yesterday's fierce attack.
Take the Miyamoto Regiment of the 11th Division for example. When the battle just started, there were only two thousand people left in the entire infantry company. The rest were lost in the past few days. They were killed by artillery bombing and air strikes, and another eight or nine hundred people were killed.
When Guo Shaoqiu's army rushed up, there were only more than a thousand people left on the position, at most an infantry battalion, and all kinds of heavy weapons had basically been blown up.
The best weapons of the entire infantry company were three Type 92 heavy machine guns. As for other artillery and the like, I couldn't even remember what they looked like two days ago.
They reported to the division headquarters, which in turn reported to the expeditionary force, hoping for additional troops and weapons. But what did the expeditionary force headquarters send? Besides a pile of bullets, there were also a large number of grenades, hoping that the soldiers would hang the grenades on their bodies and sacrifice their lives to defend the position.
The Japanese soldiers weren't helpless, but the problem was that Guo Shaoqiu's 72nd Army wouldn't give you a chance. The soldiers under his command used a large number of automatic firearms. As soon as you showed your face, you were fired dozens of bullets...